Student handout — Discussion & Debate
Korea's Dog Meat Ban: A Discussion Lesson Your High Schoolers Actually Have Opinions On
Discussion: Korea's Dog Meat Ban
Background: In January 2024, Korea's government passed a law banning the breeding, slaughtering, and selling of dogs for meat. Farms and restaurants have until February 2027 to close or change their business. The government has promised money to help them, but the exact amount is still being decided.
Vocabulary: ban · tradition · livelihood · compensation · generation gap · animal welfare
Your task: Read the background again. Underline one sentence that is a fact and one that is an opinion.
Fill in your own reasons:
| Position | Your reason |
|---|---|
| For the ban | |
| Against the ban, or "too fast" |
Debate roles:
- Team A: You support the ban and think it should have happened sooner.
- Team B: You think the ban is right in principle but too fast for the people affected.
Talk about it:
- Should a government ban something legal but unpopular, even if it hurts a small number of people?
- Is three years enough time to change your job?
- Think of a food tradition in your own country's history that changed. What made people accept it?